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Désirée went into action mode when layoffs hit Novo Nordisk: “I knew I could make a difference”
Désirée Asgreen was right at the centre of the mass layoffs at Novo Nordisk last autumn. As chair of the employee club LASA, she spent months using almost every waking hour helping her colleagues through a turbulent time.
From pharma to entrepreneurship: Startup creates new materials from nutshells
28 years old Maren Bohl from Germany once dreamed of a career in the life science industry, but today she has founded a startup in a completely different field. “I hope my story can inspire others,” she says.
Women struggle to secure funding for Life Science startups
Unfortunately, female entrepreneurs often face an uphill battle in the Life Science industry. Only a small number of women venture into creating Life Science startups – and one major reason is that it is extremely difficult for them to get investments.